• TRAINING
LEARNING STRATEGIC
DECISION-MAKING
THROUGH PLAY
Fourteen participants from Yayasan Sukarelawan
Siswa, Agrobank, UM, and Menteri Besar (Selangor)
Incorporated converged at Perdana Leadership
Foundation on 23rd August 2017 to take part in a games-
based workshop on strategic thinking and team building,
entitled “THE|MAP: A Corporate Challenge Game.”
Centred around a board game where the goal was to
be the first to traverse a treacherous map, participants
were divided into groups and classified as elves, wizards,
knights and assassins, each with their own special ability.
As in real life, spying and sabotage within the game were
possible, forcing participants to use their wits to advance
forward. After two and a half hours of gameplay, Team
Wizard emerged as the winner, defeating the other teams
with their bold strategy.
A reverse learning session followed where members of
each team shared their thoughts on what caused them
to win or lose. The facilitator, Mr James Lee, dished out
questions to prompt further reflection by participants.
After the lunch break, Professor Emeritus Dato Dr Sheikh
Omar Abdul Rahman, President & CEO of MUST Ehsan
Foundation, gave a talk on developing a strategic mindset
to complement and cement the lessons of the morning.
The board game proved to be a hit among the
participants, proving perhaps that fun and learning don’t
need to be mutually exclusive.
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